Shiv Khera

“I started life washing cars in Canada before moving on to selling life insurance and vacuum cleaners. Later, I went through a programme by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, which literally changed my life. It was the turning point.”

“In my travels, I have noticed that in some countries drinking has become a national pastime. If you don't drink, they look at you as if there is something wrong. Their motto is: "It doesn't matter how bad your English is, as long as your Scotch is good." If a banker asked them what their liquid assets are, they would bring two bottles of Scotch.”

“If a child goes the wrong way, it is not the child who is to be blamed; it is the parents who are responsible.”

“Research has shown that it takes 31 days of conscious effort to make or break a habit. That means, if one practices something consistently for 31 days, on the 32nd day it does become a habit. Information has been internalised into behavioural change, which is called transformation.”

“Parents do not have the courage to say no to certain things that their children demand. They are rather scared of their children.”

“It is better to be honourable than be honoured.”

“The erosion of extended family concept and losing out on values are the two things that are primarily responsible for the growing mismatch in the parent-child relationship.”

“We are drowning in information but starving for knowledge and wisdom. Education ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live.”

“Schools are a fountain of knowledge: some students come to drink , some to sip and others just to gargle.”

“Our thoughts are causes. You sow a thought, you reap an action. You sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. You sow a character, you reap a destiny. It all starts with a thought.”

“My first objective is to invest, and if I have anything spare, then I spend.”

“Money is a very important tool to make a big difference in people's life. It is positive or negative depending on the values.”

“The tragedy is that there are many walking encyclopedias who are living failures.”

“Tactics are manipulative.”

“Remember, a person's character is not only judged by the company he or she keeps but also by the company he or she avoids.”

“Under Adverse conditions - some people break down,some break records”

“Lot of things depend on the up bringing of a child.”

“There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.”

“Have a vision. It is the ability to see the invisible. If you can see the invisible, you can achieve the impossible.”

“I wasn't the brightest kid in school. I was a backbencher troubling the frontbencher, and eventually I failed in my 10th grade. But then in higher secondary, there were only three people who got first division in arts, and I was one of them. So this tells you, where you put your mind and heart into, that's where you go.”